Project: Mercator Your Face
Venue: Exploratorium
Location: San Fransisco, USA
Date: January, 1999
Client: Exhibiteers Inc.
Contributors: Matthew Bates of Mystus Interactus (programming)
Gary Renaud of Exhibiteers Inc. (project coordination)
Elisabeth Frecaut (French Translation)
Description:
The visitor is able to warp the image of their own face with transformations normally used in maps of the earth. They are able to see immediately the principle characteristics of 6 different transformations. The results are as humorous as they are educational.
The program is based on an existing exhibit at the Exploratorium, and has been rewritten from scratch for a PC400 platform.